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John B Donald Sr            DOB: 01/13/1857                DOD: 06/01/1939

 John Benjamin Donald Sr, and most of the Donald Family of Panola County, Texas are interred at Antioch Cemetery near Carthage, Texas and in cemeteries in the immediate area.

The death certificate from John B Donald Sr. (known in the community as "Old JB") indicates his father was Rufus H Donald of Alabama, and his mothers maiden name was Ables from Mississippi.  Census records confirm this to be the Rufus H Donald referred to in this link to Donald Family First Generation as prepared by Susan Ellis. This document lists Rufus father as Elijah Donald. which has been confirmed by census records.  They first appear in Texas on the Panola County Census of 1900.  Prior to that the appear in Little River Arkansas on the 1880 Census. Clearly they immigrated to Texas between 1880 and 1900, but details of that relocation have not yet been confirmed.

Panola County 1900 Census records indicate the following were residents of Panola County and part of John B Donald Sr’s household at that time:

John B. Donald Sr.—Head of Household, DOB: Jan 1857, Age: 43 - Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: MS, Birthplace Father: AL, Birthplace Mother: MS

Francis J. Donald - Wife  DOB: Oct 1856 - Age: 43—Occupation: Married 21 yrs
Birthplace: MS, Birthplace Father: AL, Birthplace Mother: AL
had given birth to 6 children, all of whom were still living in 1900

Walter Lee Donald – 06/23/1880 to 09/17/1967
Spouse: Lucretia Gary Donald 04/20/1882 to 06/29/1959
Census Record: Walter L. - son - DOB: Jun 1880 - Age: 19 - Birthplace: AR

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Alice M Donald
Census Record: Alice M. - dau - DOB: Jun 1884 - Age: 15 - Birthplace: AR

Julia A. Donald
Census Record: Julia A. - dau - DOB: Aug 1885 - Age: 14 - Birthplace: TX

Charles Holman Donald -06/30/1892 to 01/25/1941
Spouse: Margaret Frances Holmes Donald 05/29/1897 to 05/23/1982
Census Record: Charley H. - son - DOB: Jun 1892 - Age: 7 - Birthplace: TX

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John Benjamin Donald Jr – 03/21/1896 to 10/18/1968
Spouse: Ila Savannah Farmer Donald 04/15/1899 to 01/24/1982
Census Record: John B., Jr. - son - DOB: Mar 1895 - Age: 5 - Birthplace: TX

Mittie Donald
Census Record: Mittie - dau - DOB: Mar 1898 - Age: 2 - Birthplace: TX

Sallie Donald  - John B Donald Sr’s mother
Census Record: - DOB: Feb 1830 - Age: 70 - Occupation: widow -
Birthplace: MS, Father’s Birthplace: AL, Mother’s Birthplace: AL - Had given birth to 10 children, but only three were still living at that time

Rena Donald—Relationship: John B Donald Sr.’s Sister
Census Record: DOB: Jan 1850 –Age: 50 - single -  Birthplace: MS

Francis A Donald- Relationship: John B Donald Sr.’s Sister
Census Record: DOB:Mar 1875 - Age: 25 - single - Birthplace: LA

Elizabeth Davis-Relationship: John B Donald Sr’s Mother-in-law
Census Record: DOB: Jan 1825 - Age: 75 - Occupation: widow
Birthplace: AL, Father’s Birthplace: AL, Mothers Birthplace: AL
Had given birth to six children, with only four of them still living.



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